7:18 PM ET ESPN News Services MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — A month before he returns to the ring at age 44 for an exhibition bout, Floyd Mayweather wound up in an altercation at the news conference for the fight. The boxing Hall of Famer will face Logan Paul in a pay-per-view event on June 6
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6:53 PM ET Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS — College football teams will be required to hold at least seven padless practices during the preseason and the number of contact practices will be reduced from 21 to 18 under changes proposed by the NCAA’s oversight committee Thursday. The football oversight committee’s proposal goes to the Division I
6:17 PM ET A 500-1 long shot to start the season, the New York Knicks have emerged as the best bet in basketball and are covering the spread at a historic rate — although that hasn’t meant a surge in bets on them winning a title. Entering Friday’s game at the Phoenix Suns, the Knicks
6:04 PM ET Associated Press PISCATAWAY, N.J. — Forward Aundre Hyatt is transferring to Rutgers from LSU. Coach Steve Pikiell announced the move Thursday, saying the New York City native will have three seasons of eligibility remaining. The Scarlet Knights posted a 16-12 record last season and made the NCAA tournament for the first time
2:53 PM ET Associated Press MISSION VIEJO, Calif. — Del Crandall, a star catcher who played on two Milwaukee Braves teams that reached the World Series in the 1950s before managing the Milwaukee Brewers and Seattle Mariners, has died. He was 91. He had Parkinson’s disease and died Wednesday in Mission Viejo, California, surrounded by
5:25 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Jose Altuve responded to jeering fans by marking his 31st birthday with a go-ahead, three-run homer off Chad Green in the eighth inning, and the Houston Astros beat the New York Yankees 7-4 Thursday to avoid a three-game sweep. Gleyber Torres made an incredible, daring dash for
5:03 PM ET Field YatesESPN Insider Close Field Yates has previous experience interning with the New England Patriots on both their coaching and scouting staffs. A graduate of Wesleyan University (CT), he is a regular contributor to ESPN Boston’s Patriots coverage and ESPN Insider. Kevin Kelley, one of the most successful high school football coaches
4:45 PM ET Associated Press MADRID — Less than a month from his 35th birthday, Rafael Nadal says he is not thinking about retirement at all. Speaking by video conference Thursday after winning his fourth Laureus Award, the 20-time Grand Slam champion was asked how many more years he wants to play. “Well, thanks for
5:25 PM ET Associated Press Local stars Patty Tavatanakit and Atthaya Thitikul carded 8-under 64s to share a stroke lead after the first round of the LPGA Thailand on Thursday. Tavatanakit, who became Thailand’s new leading female golfer following her breakthrough win at the ANA Inspiration last month, shot nine birdies against a lone bogey
5:25 PM ET Jeff Wagenheim Fabricio Werdum is a former UFC heavyweight champion. He is a multiple-time Brazilian jiu-jitsu world champion. And on Thursday night, he will begin his quest to be a PFL champion. The 43-year-old from Brazil, who trains in Southern California, will be making his debut with the fight promotion when he
4:56 PM ET Villarreal punched their ticket into the Europa League final after a scoreless second-leg draw at Arsenal. The Spanish side entered the match at Emirates Stadium nursing a 2-1 first-leg lead, and will now advance to play Manchester United in the final. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang hit the post twice on either side of half-time
12:53 PM ET The New York Rangers were walloped with a $250,000 fine by the NHL after the team called for the firing of Department of Player Safety head George Parros this week. The Rangers were incensed after the NHL opted to fine but not suspend Washington Capitals forward Tom Wilson for altercations with New
11:19 AM ET Associated Press MADRID — Rafael Nadal got through another young opponent and showed signs he was getting closer to his best form on clay as he defeated Alexei Popyrin 6-3, 6-3 to make it to the Madrid Open quarterfinals on Thursday. The women’s top-ranked player, Ashleigh Barty, meanwhile, cruised into the final
4:17 PM ET ARLINGTON, Texas — Canelo Alvarez hasn’t closed the door on facing his biggest rival one more time. On Thursday, Alvarez indicated he wasn’t opposed to facing Gennadiy Golovkin for a third fight after Alvarez finishes the current task of unifying the super middleweight division. “The truth is, I’m open for anything,” Alvarez
1:56 PM ET Associated Press ST. LOUIS — Carlos Carrascowas shifted to the 60-day injured list by the New York Mets on Thursday, a surprise move that pushes back his season debut until May 28 at the earliest. The 34-year-old right-hander has been sidelined by an injured right hamstring since spring training and had been
3:20 PM ET Associated Press Kentucky Derby favorite Essential Quality and runner-up Mandaloun will not run against Medina Spirit in the Preakness, trainer Brad Cox said Thursday. Cox said he will skip the second jewel of the Triple Crown with those two horses and Caddo River, who was scratched from the Derby after spiking a
2:27 PM BST The strength of a British & Irish Lions squad is judged heavily by the players who failed to make the cut. Warren Gatland said this was the “hardest and most challenging squad” to pick, and when looking at the names missing out on the 37-man party travelling to South Africa this summer,
3:03 PM ET Associated Press TORONTO — Blue Jays outfielder George Springer is not expected to be ready to return to the lineup when his latest stint on the 10-day injured list ends May 13, general manager Ross Atkins said Thursday. Also Thursday, the Blue Jays activated left-hander Hyun Jin Ryu off the injured list
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